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      Zillow Software Development Engineer reviews

      5.0

      100% would recommend to a friend

      (32 total reviews)
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      Jeremy Wacksman

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      100% positive business outlook

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      5.0

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      5.0

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      5.0

      Work/Life balance

      5.0

      Compensation and benefits

      5.0

      Career opportunities

      4.0

      Senior management

      Software Development Engineer employees have rated Zillow with 5.0 out of 5 stars, based on 32 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Zillow is rated 30% above average by Software Development Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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      32 reviews
      5.0
      Jul 11, 2014

      Wonderful, progressive workplace

      Software development engineer
      Recommend
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      Pros

      * Great environment and culture * Company fosters individual growth * Lots of perks and morale events * Z-speaker series! We've had Arianna Huffington and Vicente Fox come give talks, for example * Transparency * Free snacks, free lunches at the end of the month and on days where there are events * Great work/life balance * Fair, competitive compensation for engineers * Engineering teams are committed to moving forward and fixing issues with both code and process, rather than band-aiding things

      Cons

      * Growing rapidly, which is great, but things do change a lot and sometimes it takes a while to catch up to them * Snacks rotate too frequently. Don't get too attached to anything, because it might be gone the next month. * Lots of domain knowledge required to move through the code base very effectively. This can be a little bit intimidating for new hires, and can extend ramp-up to several months if your work touches multiple areas on the site. Don't feel intimidate to ask someone, though, because we've all been through it, fully understand, and are working to improve it.

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      Zillow Response
      11y
      Thank you for the feedback. I've passed along your popcorn request to zfacilities! Glad you're having fun here. Me too.
      4.0
      Jun 16, 2014

      Great work culture and awesome company to work for

      Software development engineer
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Company culture is one of the big reason, I like working here. Smart people all around and you feel like going to work everyday, which wasn't the case at my last job. Management empowers engineers to innovate and ample freedom to experiment. You will be surprised how transparent the company is; you can walk up and talk to anyone from CEO or CTO.

      Cons

      Base salary could be higher, but I guess we are paying the price for other incentives. Sometimes I feel that there is lack of engineering challenges given the nature of business, and I feel my talent is underutilized.

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      Zillow Response
      11y
      Thank you for the review. I'm glad you're enjoying your experience at Zillow, and that you appreciate the transparency with which we run the company. I was a little bummed that you're not feeling technically challenged enough though! I hope that we get some more challenging work in front of you soon. There is no shortage of meaty problems that we still need to solve!
      5.0
      Feb 17, 2014

      Always challenging environment full of great people and amazing views!

      Software development engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      The company has maintained a small company feel despite our rapid growth over the last three years. The people I work with are insightful, creative, and also really supportive and friendly. The work I do is challenging and recognition for great work is abundant. People are passionate about their work and it shows in the meetings and in the presentation of projects. The company is very transparent in its goals and processes, and knowledge sharing is encouraged. There is also a huge emphasis on work life balance, but people also recognize that sometimes those hours need to be put in to hit a deadline. I haven't had an issue with putting in those extra hours because in the long run it helps.

      Cons

      There are some big company politics that have creeped in subtly with the rapid hiring that we've done of people from the big boys in the area like Microsoft, Expedia, and Google, but most of it is squashed when they figure out how Zillow operates.

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      Zillow Response
      12y
      Now we're talking! I liked your review very much. If you ever see politics at Zillow and you want me to stamp it out, please either talk to me or email me. If you want to do it anonymously, remember that if you go to the "Zillow Talk Blog" (our internal blog), you can send anonymous feedback which goes to me and to HR. 100% anonymous. Thank you!
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